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Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Renter says apartment complex sealed her cat into the wall

‘I’m SO glad you got this on video’: Renter says apartment complex sealed her cat into the wall

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

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‘He’s mad at me’: Ben the golden retriever refuses to surrender Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Woman’s pet fish freezes during Arctic blast

‘HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE’: Woman’s pet fish freezes during Arctic blast. Will it survive?

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘PSYCHIC ABILITIES?’: Viewers divided over woman’s $20,000 GoFundMe to find lost dog after she hired a pet detective

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‘People need to mind their business’: People think woman snuck her dog on United Airlines flight, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Please help me to find my baby’: Woman’s ex ‘threw away’ her cat. She’s frantically searching for him on TikTok

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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Customer says Amazon worker ‘intentionally’ threw packages on their dog

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car￼

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

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‘That’s literally insane’: Apartment complex institutes dog DNA testing to hunt down poop offenders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

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TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

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‘It’s actually kind of insane just how much pet food I’ve rescued’: TikToker reveals how much pet food she found while dumpster diving in viral video

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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‘It was past 2am at this point’: TikToker finds neighbor’s cat stuck outside in the cold, sparking debate

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘My neighbors abandoned their dog’: TikToker finds neighbor’s dog at shelter in viral video

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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Pets

‘I’m SO glad you got this on video’: Renter says apartment complex sealed her cat into the wall

‘He’s mad at me’: Ben the golden retriever refuses to surrender Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

‘HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE’: Woman’s pet fish freezes during Arctic blast. Will it survive?

‘PSYCHIC ABILITIES?’: Viewers divided over woman’s $20,000 GoFundMe to find lost dog after she hired a pet detective

‘People need to mind their business’: People think woman snuck her dog on United Airlines flight, sparking debate

‘Please help me to find my baby’: Woman’s ex ‘threw away’ her cat. She’s frantically searching for him on TikTok

Customer says Amazon worker ‘intentionally’ threw packages on their dog

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car

‘That’s literally insane’: Apartment complex institutes dog DNA testing to hunt down poop offenders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

‘It’s actually kind of insane just how much pet food I’ve rescued’: TikToker reveals how much pet food she found while dumpster diving in viral video

‘It was past 2am at this point’: TikToker finds neighbor’s cat stuck outside in the cold, sparking debate

‘My neighbors abandoned their dog’: TikToker finds neighbor’s dog at shelter in viral video

The viral ‘plant a tree for every pet pic’ Instagram trend was started by a company with a history of ‘scamming’

Pets

‘I’m SO glad you got this on video’: Renter says apartment complex sealed her cat into the wall

‘He’s mad at me’: Ben the golden retriever refuses to surrender Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

‘HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE’: Woman’s pet fish freezes during Arctic blast. Will it survive?

‘PSYCHIC ABILITIES?’: Viewers divided over woman’s $20,000 GoFundMe to find lost dog after she hired a pet detective

‘People need to mind their business’: People think woman snuck her dog on United Airlines flight, sparking debate

‘Please help me to find my baby’: Woman’s ex ‘threw away’ her cat. She’s frantically searching for him on TikTok

Customer says Amazon worker ‘intentionally’ threw packages on their dog

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car￼

‘That’s literally insane’: Apartment complex institutes dog DNA testing to hunt down poop offenders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

‘It’s actually kind of insane just how much pet food I’ve rescued’: TikToker reveals how much pet food she found while dumpster diving in viral video

‘It was past 2am at this point’: TikToker finds neighbor’s cat stuck outside in the cold, sparking debate

‘My neighbors abandoned their dog’: TikToker finds neighbor’s dog at shelter in viral video

The viral ‘plant a tree for every pet pic’ Instagram trend was started by a company with a history of ‘scamming’

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car